House hearing turns into chaos as Republican chairman challenged over Biden ‘corruption’ smear: ‘No, you need therapy!’

A House hearing on Joe Biden’s potential impeachment descended into chaos after Republican chairman James Comer and Democratic congressman Jamie Raskin clashed repeatedly, each claiming the other ‘needed therapy’

Wednesday’s hearing formed part of the ongoingRepublican inquiry into Mr Biden, which accuses the president of “corruption” through alleged family business dealings with foreign powers, as well as unsubstantiated allegations of bribery. Another line of inquiry has been related to Mr Biden’s work as vice president in Ukraine.

So far the enquiry has not uncovered any wrongdoing by the president, which Mr Raskin attempted to highlight multiple times during the hearing.

After Mr Comer asked whether it was “okay” for China to bribe the Biden family with $9m, Mr Raskin responded: “But that’s the lie that’s been discredited. Where is your impeachment investigation? If Joe Biden took a $9m bribe from China, why aren’t you impeaching him for that?”

“Who says we’re not?” Mr Comer replied,

Mr Raskin said: “Do you want to move for impeachment today because I thought that was your main agenda item, you said it was the paramount priority of the committee.”

Mr Comer later accused the Maryland congressman and the Democrats of having “an obsession with Russia and Trump,” adding: “It’s disturbing… You need therapy, you all need therapy.”

“You need therapy,” Mr Raskin spat back. “You’re the one who’s involved with the deranged politician, not me. I divorced myself from Donald Trump a long time ago you’re the one who needs to disentangle.”

Later, following a particularly heated exchange between the two congressmen, Mr Raskin added: “Somebody here needs therapy but it’s nobody on our side of the aisle.”

When Mr Comer attempted to